Past Events

MHRC Research Seminar: A Critical Introduction to Stepped Wedge Designs for Mental Health Intervention Research

Dr Fan LI provides a critical introduction to stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs). He shares key ingredients in analytical models for SW-CRTs and discuss their implications for data analysis and reporting.

RCDTT: Research Seminar delivered by Dr. Ya-Yen Sun

On 6 June 2024, Dr Ya-Yen Sun, Associate Professor at the School of Business, The University of Queensland (UQ), delivered an insightful research seminar on "Decarbonizing Tourism: A Macroeconomic Framework for Tracking Progress and Allocating Responsibilities" to faculty members from SHTM and RCDTT, as well as our PhD students.

International Conference of Vision and Eye Research (iCover 2024)

The event reunites researchers and clinicians from around the globe, offering a platform to share and gain insights on the latest research in eye and vision health

Prof. CAO Shi-Jie of Southeast University delivers a PAIR seminar on urban environment systems engineering for sustainable development

Prof. CAO Shi-Jie, Chief Professor of Southeast University (SEU) and Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control, China, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “Urban Environmental Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development: Digital Modelling and Intelligent Control” on 22 May 2024.

PRI Research Seminar Series: High Resolution Optical Imaging Enabled by Field Engineering - from Physics to Engineering

The PRI Research Seminar was successfully held today, covering the topic of ”High Resolution Optical Imaging Enabled by Field Engineering - from Physics to Engineering”. The PRI Research Seminar was graced by the presence of Prof. Kebin Shi, Professor of Institute of Modern Optics, School of Physics, Peking University National Bioimaging Center at Peking University, shared his valuable experience and insight with the participants.

RCRE Seminar: CO2 Utilization in Concrete: Challenges and Opportunities

Prof. Yixin Shao of McGill University, Canada delivered a seminar on the topic of “CO2 Utilization in Concrete: Challenges and Opportunities” on 10 May 2024. The seminar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU.

RCRE Webinar Series: Upcycling Wool Carpets into Electrodes for Wearable Electrolysers

Prof. Bin FEI (SFT) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Upcycling Wool Carpets into Electrodes for Wearable Electrolysers” on 8 May 2024. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU and HKIE Environmental Division. Around 100 participants joined the webinar.

“Father of Asian EV” delivers distinguished lecture on energy revolution and automotive revolution

Ir Prof. CHAN Ching-chuen, SBS, Distinguished Chair Professor of Electric Vehicles and Smart Energy and Director of the Research Centre for Electric Vehicles of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) delivered the 20th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “New Journey of Energy Revolution and Automotive Revolution” on 6 May 2024.

RILS: International Conference on Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Infrastructure was successfully held

The International Conference on Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Infrastructure (NBSUI) was held at Chiang Chen Studio Theatre of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 25 to 26 April 2024. The Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) was one of the co-organisers, and the conference had also received support from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Geomatics, and Jockey Club STEM Lab of Earth Observations of PolyU. Prof. Yuhong WANG, member of RILS, and Prof. Qihao WENG, Associate Director of RILS, co-chaired the conference successfully.

Prof. Alex MIHAILIDIS of UToronto delivers a lecture on integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into elder care services

Prof. Alex MIHAILIDIS, Associate Vice President of International Partnerships at the University of Toronto delivered the 19th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “The Future of Elder Care: Integrating Large Language Models” on 26 April 2024. The lecture attracted about 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 14,100 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.